Special Interest Groups

The Enterprise Research Centre

The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) is an independent research centre which aims to provide trusted, robust and independent commentary on SME research and policy. ERC was launched in January 2013 and is a research partnership between Warwick Business School, Aston Business School, Imperial College Business School, Strathclyde Business School, Birmingham Business School and De Montfort University.

Core funding of £2.9m over three years for the ERC is being provided by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS), the British Bankers Association (BBA) and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB).